This was most noticeable as Viacom admitted that Transformers: The Last Knight acquired a $100 million loss for the company back in 2017 and created a domino effect which could have sent Paramount to a doomed state had it not been for their new CEO’s timely action.

“Bakish congratulated Paramount for a successful turnaround, using the latest in the Transformersfranchise as an example: Bumblebee, he said, is “solidly profitable” while its predecessor in the summer of 2017 lost more than $100 million.”

Speaking to Bloomberg, Mr. Gianopulos stated that they are trying to “recharge” the Transformers franchise amidst the recent announcement of shelving the latest movie of the Star Trek franchise.

“Gianopulos is also trying to recharge “Transformers,” which is based on the Hasbro Inc. toys. Derided for being shallow, irritatingly loud and with contrived machismo, the 2017 installment — the final one to be directed by Michael Bay — was the lowest-grossing in the series and scored just 15 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Now, with director Travis Knight, the franchise has been re-imagined, and the recently released “Bumblebee” — which stars a female lead and was the first “Transformers” screenplay to be written by a woman — is already meeting positive reviews.”

Thanks to a legal document submitted to the United StatesSecurities & Exchange Commission yesterday, we have learned that Paramount Pictures will continue working with Hasbro to produce future Transformers movies.

“Paramount has several multi-picture production, distribution and financing relationships, including its recently extended agreement with Skydance Productions (“Skydance”) and a new overall deal with Hasbro Inc. (“Hasbro”). Under the Skydance agreement, Paramount and Skydance will continue to work together to produce and finance certain Paramount films, and Paramount has a first look on Skydance-initiated projects, including animated films. Paramount’s agreement with Hasbro involves the production, financing and distribution of live action and animated films based on Hasbro’s expansive list of properties. Paramount and Hasbro will also continue to work together on the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises, including the first Transformers spinoff – Bumblebee – which is scheduled for theatrical release in December 2018.”

While we have heard of the agreement before, this is the first time we are seeing it on a legal documentation. It is also important to note that Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises are highlighted prominently and the fact that the term ‘first Transformers spinoff’ may indicate even more spinoffs in the future.

This submission came directly after Viacom’s annual conference call to close the financial outcome of Fiscal Year 2018. The parent company of Paramount Pictures reported a positive output after 2014.

“In addition to our internal executive team, we enter in — entered into multi-year relationships with Hasbro, which brought us the Transformers and G.I. Joe films.” said James ‘Jim’ Gianopulos, Chairman & CEO. “In film, we have a diverse slate of 13 theatrical releases versus fiscal 2018’s nine releases. These include the latest installment of the Transformers franchise, Bumblebee.”

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Few days ago, Transformers fans got a small taste of what to expect inside the December 2018 issue of the Empire Magazine. Director Travis Knight has given a lengthy interview discussing his upcoming movie; Transformers: Bumblebee.

TFW2005 purchased a copy of the mag to delve into the juicy details from the aforementioned interview.

Though we attached the images from Empire onto this news post, we will not post the interview in its entirety. You can read below, our summary of the article.

Spoiler Warning: Some may consider certain parts of the interview as spoilers. You are warned.

Exactly a month ago, we made an announcement that Paramount Pictures will be hosting their annual CinemaCon Presentation in Las Vegas on 25th April, 2018. Back then, we stated that Transformers fans should keep their expectations low for Live Action Movie Series content; since the upcoming Transformers: Bumblebee movie was still 9 months away.

However, we are happy to be proven wrong on this occasion as multiple industry rumors are suggesting that the First Poster and the Teaser Trailer for Bumblebee: The Movie will be showcased at CinemaCon 2018.

Adding further confirmation, is a report from popular ticketing website Fandango along with a standee from this year’s CinemaCon exhibition floor:

“Transformers’ #Bumblebee hitched a ride to #CinemaCon, where its buzz will begin.”

“More from #CinemaCon Day 0: The Transformers spin-off #Bumblebee has promos everywhere, plus a little #Venom and the first true poster for the final How To Train Your Dragon movie, #TheHiddenWorld”

We do not know whether the rest of the world other than the visitors at CinemaCon will get to see the teaser trailer or the poster (the latter is more likely to be photographed though), but it is interesting to note that the trailer may debut during Paramount’s CinemaCon ‘Summer And Beyond‘ presentation on Wednesday, April 25th from 4:30PM to 6:00PM at the The Colosseum, Caesars Palace (Las Vegas).

Update: Paramount and Hasbro has announced a new website for the movie. However, the site is not live yet. Once it goes online, you can get all the content from www.BumbleBeeTheMovie.com.